Flawed Theology

TW/CW:  This episode features audio recorded from a church service/ baby dedication.  If you are sensitive or triggered by church language or church services, please skip this episode or continue with the proper mindset and self-care.

In this episode, Phil and Susie discuss a baby dedication that Susie attended for her sister's child at a Seventh Day Adventist church.  We dissect the pastor's dedication speech line by line and do some classic exegetical breakdown of everything he says and why it's such flawed theology.  We talk about child indoctrination, secularism, the nature of belief and unbelief, and we delve into the 10 Commandments and discuss why they might not be such great guides to live by.  

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In this week's episode, Phil and Susie talk with Humanist Chaplain, Licensed Clinical Counselor, Coach, and our Good Human of the Week, Bart Campolo.  Bart is the longtime host of the Humanize Me Podcast, author of "Why I Left, Why I Stayed" which he cowrote with his famous, evangelical father, Tony Campolo, following his deconversion from a life as a professional Christian, pastor, and evangelist  He served as the first humanist chaplain at USC and now serves his community as a therapist and coach in Cincinnati and around the world.  Our conversation covers a wide variety of topics, especially around the idea of morality, humanism, having meaningful conversations with people we care about, how to make the world a better place in a secular way, and so much more.  

Bart’s Links:

https://humanizemepodcast.com/ 

https://www.patreon.com/humanizeme 

https://bartcampolo.org/ 

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Flawed Theology is back in Season 2! Phil and Susie chat about new happenings over the break, and we delve into the fascinating and telling topic of data, statistics and the inevitable rise of the religious “nones”.  We also introduce two new feature segments “Flawed Theology in Real Life” and “Good Human of the Week”

Good Human of the Week | How you can be a good human  and help this weeks' good human:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/fireleaveshomeless 

Topic Notes:

• Pew research article

• • https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/

Susie's blog: https://www.flawedtheology.com/ 

Phil's blog: https://philqmusings.wordpress.com/ 

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On this episode, Phil and Susie wrap up the inaugural season of the podcast.  This episode starts with a brief discussion about the recent comments made by William Lane Craig, a popular Christian apologist, who discussed his epistemic standards for believing in Christianity.  The rest of the episode is filled with Phil and Susie answering questions from listeners and a few questions for each other.  Stay tuned for announcements about Season 2 and some fun developments that will be launching during the offseason.  

Links referenced in the episode:

Reasonable faith: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/reasonable-faith-podcast/questions-on-quantum-mechanics-certainty-and-extreme-resistance 

William Lane Craig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LRWEoTtlII

Mythvision https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LRWEoTtlII

Paulogia https://youtu.be/jjHo7qDLuNE

Susie's Blog: https://www.flawedtheology.com/ 

Phil's Blog: https://philqmusings.wordpress.com/ 

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Get ready Flawed Theology fans, it's almost the end of Season 1!  For the season finale, we are doing an "ask us anything" episode!! Send in your questions to us via email, Twitter, Instagram, or on our Facebook page.  Ask us questions about deconstruction, your faith journey (or lack thereof), theology, or whatever you'd like to know that might be interesting. 

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We will do our best to answer your questions in an honest and entertaining way!! 

In today's episode, Phil and Susie delve into the concept of fear and how integral a part it plays in the life of a Christian.  We will talk about how fear is the basis of christianity (and many religions), but also teaches its followers to not be afraid.  It’s a dichotomy that we’d like to dissect and talk about.  The belief system is based on several ways that fear is used throughout the “christianity lifecycle”.

Susie's Blog:  https://www.flawedtheology.com 

Phil's Blog: https://philqmusings.wordpress.com/ 

Podcast Website: https://www.flawedtheologypodcast.com 

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Music:  "One Fine Day" and "Let the Sunshine" from Keep Calm and Podcast On; "Imagination" and "Sunshine" from LemonMusicStudio; "Alone with the Darkness" from Nature's Eye

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In today's episode, Susie and Phil talk with skeptic and atheist, Anthony Magnabosco.  Anthony has taken the concept of Street Epistemology to another level with his YouTube conversations and has big plans to take SE to new heights and to new applications.  We explore what SE is, how it can be useful beyond conversations about god belief and religion, and what Anthony has planned for the future of SE, especially with his new organization, Street Epistemology International.    

All of Anthony’s links:  https://linktr.ee/magnabosco 

Website: https://anthonymagnabosco.com/ 

YouTube: https://youtube.com/magnabosco210 

About SE: https://tinyurl.com/abm-se-resources 

Street Epistemology International: https://streetepistemology.com/sei 

SE Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfb-sNm-sTE0fZQkynr-qTu6krq68S-po

How Minds Change book: https://www.amazon.com/How-Minds-Change-Surprising-Persuasion/dp/0593190297 

A Manual for Creating Atheists book: https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Creating-Atheists-Peter-Boghossian-ebook/dp/B00LKBT0MC/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1659100155&sr=1-1 

How to donate: https://streetepistemology.com/donate

Check our new friends at Aesthetic Atheist on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AtheistAesthetic They have amazing secular clothing and other fun items.  Use Coupon Code FLAWED for 15% off anything in the shop! 

In today's episode, Phil and Susie will ask the question, if the god of Christianity is the one true god, why is he so damn hard to find? We will talk about the idea of “divine hiddenness” and why a real deity, if they were all powerful, all loving, and truly wanted to save their creations, probably wouldn’t be so hard to find, but would want to be known and easily found by everyone.

Susie's Blog:  https://www.flawedtheology.com 

Phil's Blog: https://philqmusings.wordpress.com/ 

Podcast Website: https://www.flawedtheologypodcast.com 

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Music: from "Keep Calm and Podcast On" album

Show Notes

• Susie's Blog post about divine hiddenness:  https://www.flawedtheology.com/2022/06/why-doesnt-god-make-himself-known.html 

Phil and Susie chat more in Part 2 with Lars Cade, self taught rage learning expert in the areas of evolutionary biology, young earth creationism, and all things scientific.  In this episode, we continue the conversation and talk about young earth creationism and why it's not possible, common arguments for YEC and how to debunk them, intelligent design, and Lars' doctrine of personal infallibility.  We start off with a complex scientific discussion between Phoebe Buffet and noted TV paleontologist, Dr. Ross Geller, which is sure to whet your appetite for some serious learning in this episode.  

Show Notes and Resources

Phil's Blog: https://philqmusings.wordpress.com/ 

Susie's Blog: https://www.flawedtheology.com/ 

(Post that explains "praying to the milk jug": https://www.flawedtheology.com/2021/11/does-prayer-work.html)

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Find Lars:

• Answers to Answers in Genesis (https://www.facebook.com/groups/answers2aig/)

Learn Evolution

• How Creationism Taught Me Real Science: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2vrmieg9tO3fSAhvbAsirT2VbeRQbLk7

In today's episode, Susie and Phil talk with Lars Cade about some very interesting topics.  We are both very interested in science and are always looking to find people who know more than we do about a given topic.  Lars is essentially a self-taught guru on the topics of evolutionary biology, young earth creationism, and intelligent design.  We are really excited to dig into these topics today and we hope that this will spark your interest to deepen your learning and knowledge in these areas, not only for the standpoint of being able to intelligently debate them with people who believe in YEC or ID, but also for your own personal knowledge building.  There are a massive amount of links below with a bunch of information that will help you on your scientific journey. 

Where You Can Find Lars:

• Answers to Answers in Genesis (https://www.facebook.com/groups/answers2aig/)

Links:

• Debunking YECism:
  • 100 Reasons the Earth is Old: https://ageofrocks.wordpress.com/100-reasons-the-earth-is-old/